Wiesthal
Encyclopedia
Wiesthal is a community in the Main-Spessart district
in the Regierungsbezirk
of Lower Franconia
(Unterfranken) in Bavaria
, Germany
and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Partenstein.
(range).
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Krommenthal, Wiesthal, Partensteiner Forst.
and the other to the County of Rieneck
. After the Counts of Rieneck had died out, their half likewise passed to the Archbishopric of Mainz
. The Electoral Mainz Amt was in Prince Primate
von Dalberg’s
favour secularized
and passed with his Principality of Aschaffenburg
in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to Bavaria.
Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €794,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €247,000.
might be described thus: Barry of ten gules and Or a saltire argent surmounted by two glassblower’s pipes per saltire of the first, mouthpieces to base.
The Counts of Rieneck bore arms with the field design seen in Wiesthal’s arms, and indeed this pattern is meant to recall the time when they held half the community when the local brook was the border between their fief and that held by Mainz. The tinctures
gules and argent (red and silver) recall this latter state’s former hegemony over the whole community once the Counts had died out (and before that over the other half). The glassblower’s pipes recall that Wiesthal was once a glassmaking community, and that the inhabitants, whether lumberjacks, potash makers, waggoners or actually glassmakers, were more or less all somehow linked to glassmaking. The saltire (X-shaped cross), or Saint Andrew’s Cross, stands for the chapel, which was already standing by 1477, before the parish of Wiesthal was founded.
The arms have been borne since 1977.
this was 14. In other areas, 33 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 526 such workers worked from home. There were 0 processing businesses. One business was in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 2 agricultural operations.
The biggest employer is the firm Wenzel-Präzision.
Main-Spessart
Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt and Würzburg, the state of Baden-Württemberg , the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg, and the state of Hesse .-History:The district was established in 1972 by merging the former...
in the Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk
In Germany, a Government District, in German: Regierungsbezirk – is a subdivision of certain federal states .They are above the Kreise, Landkreise, and kreisfreie Städte...
of Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
(Unterfranken) in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Partenstein.
Location
Wiesthal lies in the Aschaffenburg Region in the Aubach valley in the High SpessartSpessart
The Spessart is a low mountain range in northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse, Germany. It is bordered on three sides by the Main River. The two most important towns located at the foot of the Spessart are Aschaffenburg and Würzburg....
(range).
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Krommenthal, Wiesthal, Partensteiner Forst.
History
Wiesthal is an old glassmaking centre and had its first documentary mention in 1057. The small stream, the Aubach, once split the community into two parts, one belonging to the Bishopric of MainzMainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
and the other to the County of Rieneck
County of Rieneck
The County of Rieneck was a comital domain within the Holy Roman Empire that lay in what is now northwestern Bavaria...
. After the Counts of Rieneck had died out, their half likewise passed to the Archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
. The Electoral Mainz Amt was in Prince Primate
Prince primate
Prince-Primate is a rare princely title held by individual archbishops of specific sees in a presiding capacity in an august assembly of mainly secular princes, notably the following:-Germany - Confederation of the Rhine:The Rheinbund or 'Confederation of the Rhine' was founded in 1806, when several...
von Dalberg’s
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Regensburg, primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand-Duke of Frankfurt.-Biography:...
favour secularized
Secularization
Secularization is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions...
and passed with his Principality of Aschaffenburg
Principality of Aschaffenburg
The Principality of Aschaffenburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and the Confederation of the Rhine from 1803–10. Its capital was Aschaffenburg....
in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to Bavaria.
Population development
Within town limits, 1,375 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,407 in 1987 and in 2000 1,492.Politics
The mayor is Andreas Zuschlag (Freie Wählergemeinschaft).Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €794,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €247,000.
Coat of arms
The community’s armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
might be described thus: Barry of ten gules and Or a saltire argent surmounted by two glassblower’s pipes per saltire of the first, mouthpieces to base.
The Counts of Rieneck bore arms with the field design seen in Wiesthal’s arms, and indeed this pattern is meant to recall the time when they held half the community when the local brook was the border between their fief and that held by Mainz. The tinctures
Tincture (heraldry)
In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and "proper". A charge tinctured proper is coloured as it would be...
gules and argent (red and silver) recall this latter state’s former hegemony over the whole community once the Counts had died out (and before that over the other half). The glassblower’s pipes recall that Wiesthal was once a glassmaking community, and that the inhabitants, whether lumberjacks, potash makers, waggoners or actually glassmakers, were more or less all somehow linked to glassmaking. The saltire (X-shaped cross), or Saint Andrew’s Cross, stands for the chapel, which was already standing by 1477, before the parish of Wiesthal was founded.
The arms have been borne since 1977.
Culture and sightseeing
- Saint Andrew’s Catholic Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Andreas), built 1599/1600
- Ruh- or Mühlhansenmühle, the last of formerly six mills in the community
- Custom: Faselsrad (or Foaseltsroad in the local speech), on Shrove Tuesday (Faschingsdienstag)
- Cross-country running and mountain bike racing by TSV Wiesthal (gymnastic and sport club)
Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, there were 208 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998. In trade and transportTransport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
this was 14. In other areas, 33 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 526 such workers worked from home. There were 0 processing businesses. One business was in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 2 agricultural operations.
The biggest employer is the firm Wenzel-Präzision.
Education
As of 1999 the following institutions existed in Wiesthal:- KindergartenKindergartenA kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
s: 50 places with 50 children - Primary schools with 11 teachers and 211 pupils